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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD DULCINEA

From the name of Don Quixote's mistress Dulcinea del Toboso in Cervantes' novel; from Spanish dulce sweet.
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PRONUNCIATION OF DULCINEA

dulcinea  [ˌdʌlsɪˈnɪə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DULCINEA

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Dulcinea is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES DULCINEA MEAN IN ENGLISH?

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Dulcinea

"Dulcinea del Toboso" is a fictional character who is referred to in Miguel de Cervantes' novel Don Quixote. Seeking the traditions of the knights-errant of old, Don Quixote finds a true love whom he calls Dulcinea. She is a simple peasant in his home town, but Quixote imagines her to be the most beautiful of all women. At times, Quixote goes into detail about her appearance, though he freely admits that he has seen her only fleetingly and has never spoken with her. Don Quixote describes her appearance in the following terms: "... her name is Dulcinea, her country El Toboso, a village of La Mancha, her rank must be at least that of a princess, since she is my queen and lady, and her beauty superhuman, since all the impossible and fanciful attributes of beauty which the poets apply to their ladies are verified in her; for her hairs are gold, her forehead Elysian fields, her eyebrows rainbows, her eyes suns, her cheeks roses, her lips coral, her teeth pearls, her neck alabaster, her bosom marble, her hands ivory, her fairness snow, and what modesty conceals from sight such, I think and imagine, as rational reflection can only extol, not compare.

Definition of dulcinea in the English dictionary

The definition of dulcinea in the dictionary is a man's sweetheart.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DULCINEA


apnea
æpˈnɪə
auctioneer
ˌɔːkʃəˈnɪə
avenir
ˌævəˈnɪə
buccaneer
ˌbʌkəˈnɪə
carabineer
ˌkærəbɪˈnɪə
chiffonier
ˌʃɪfəˈnɪə
domineer
ˌdɒmɪˈnɪə
engineer
ˌɛndʒɪˈnɪə
meneer
məˈnɪə
mountaineer
ˌmaʊntɪˈnɪə
mutineer
ˌmjuːtɪˈnɪə
paneer
pəˈnɪə
pioneer
ˌpaɪəˈnɪə
re-engineer
ˌriːendʒɪˈnɪə
sinfonia
ˌsɪnfəˈnɪə
souvenir
ˌsuːvəˈnɪə
tachypnea
ˌtækɪpˈnɪə
Tanzania
ˌtænzəˈnɪə
veneer
vɪˈnɪə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DULCINEA

dulcamara
dulcet
dulcetly
dulcetness
dulcian
dulciana
dulcification
dulcified
dulcifies
dulcifluous
dulcify
dulciloquy
dulcimer
dulcite
dulcitude
dule
dulia
dull
dull-witted
dullard

WORDS THAT END LIKE DULCINEA

British New Guinea
Dutch New Guinea
Equatorial Guinea
French Guinea
guinea
Gulf of Guinea
Mantinea
New Guinea
Papua New Guinea
perinea
Portuguese Guinea
spade guinea
Spanish Guinea
tinea
Trust Territory of New Guinea

Synonyms and antonyms of dulcinea in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «dulcinea» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DULCINEA

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Translator English - Chinese

要不要
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

dulcinea
570 millions of speakers

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dulcinea
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

dulcinea
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

دولسينيا
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Дульсинея
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Dulcinéia
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

দেবীরূপ
260 millions of speakers

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dulcinea
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Dulcinea
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dulcinea
180 millions of speakers

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ダルシネア
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dulcinea
85 millions of speakers

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Dulcinea
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Dulcinea
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

dulcinea
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डल्सीकी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

dulcinea
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Dulcinea
65 millions of speakers

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Dulcinea
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Дульсінея
40 millions of speakers

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Dulcinea
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

Δουλτσινέα
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

Dulcinea
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

dulcinea
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

Dulcinea
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of dulcinea

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DULCINEA»

The term «dulcinea» is regularly used and occupies the 76.460 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DULCINEA» OVER TIME

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DULCINEA»

Discover the use of dulcinea in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to dulcinea and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Dulcinea in the Factory: Myths, Morals, Men, and Women in ...
' Farnsworth-Alvear provides a deft accounting of complex exchanges, dialogues, and social negotiations in a changing crucible of class and gender relations."--Michael F. Jimenez, University of Pittsburgh
Ann Farnsworth-Alvear, 2000
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A Death in Dulcinea
Police arrest a young protege of Darby's because he argued with the woman the day before (her fault), so Darby and friends vow to find the real killer.
Laramee Douglas, 2005
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Don Quixote's Impossible Dream: To Every Man His Dulcinea, ...
"Don Quixote's Impossible Dream: To Everyman His Dulcinea", by David P. Grzan, has elevated the notion of chivalric love, in the fairest terms, which Don Quixote advanced to the honor and esteem of Dulcinea, his true love, the quest of his ...
David P. Grzan, 2011
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La Emperatrz Del Mundo; Estudio Sobre Dulcinea Del Toboso
This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process.
Aurelio Bag Baos, 2009
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The Feminist Encyclopedia of Spanish Literature: A-M
Don Quijote realizes that Dulcinea only exists in his imagination. In an example in Part II, the protagonist insists to Sancho that he has never actually seen her ( even though in Part I he asserts that he had seen Dulcinea a few times). Once Don ...
Janet Pérez, Maureen Ihrie, 2002
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The Cervantes Encyclopedia: A-K
Dulcinea del Toboso, Dona de Aldonza Lorenzo al de Dulcinea del Toboso: al- gunos aspectos de la invencion cervantina," Anales Cervantinos 21 (1983): 9-22; Gemma Roberts, "Au- sencia y presencia de Dulcinea en el Quijote." Re- vista ...
Howard Mancing, 2004
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The Cambridge Companion to the Spanish Novel: From 1600 to ...
We can observe this tendency in Erich Auerbach's famous essay on "The Enchanted Dulcinea," a commentary on the adventure in which Sancho deceives his master into thinking that three uncouth wenches, met by chance outside El Toboso, ...
Harriet Turner, Adelaida L?opez de Mart?inez, 2003
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Eros and Empire: Politics and Christianity in Don Quixote
Chapter. 2. The. Divine. Dulcinea. Of course, all the quasi reasonableness or pseudo-reasonableness of Don Quixote's interpretations of his situation depend on the insanity of believing that the Books of Chivalry are historically correct about ...
Henry Higuera, 1995
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Dulcinea
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online.
Frederic P. Miller, Agnes F. Vandome, John McBrewster, 2010
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The American Shorthorn Herd Book
0, 1870, bred by David W. Dudderar, Unionville, Frederick Co., Md., sold by him, October, 1870, to William Gaither, same place, got bv Token 2d 28030, out of Dulcinea 9th (voL 10) by Token 18449— Dulemea 5th (vol. 13) by "Pulaski 18070— ...

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DULCINEA»

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Honor roll: Lake Oswego High School
... Forrest Johnson, Dulcinea Jones, Seth Kloster, Annabelle Lee, Jeongwoo Lee, Tuesday Lewman, Jinghui Lou, Christopher Markgraf, Natalie ... «Pamplin Media Group, Jul 15»
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DON QUIXOTE Opens Tonight at Amphibian Stage
Christie Vela (Housekeeper/Dulcinea) is a native Texan and a member of Dallas Theater Center's Brierly Resident Acting company where she ... «Broadway World, Jul 15»
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Spaniards love walking and watching TV, not reading Cervantes
... Quixote (although only 16.6 per cent knew his real name) followed by Sancho Panza, Dulcinea del Toboso, Rocinante and the windmills. «Euro Weekly News, Jul 15»
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PCPA's MAN OF LA MANCHA Begins Tonight
Don Quixote duels windmill monsters and defends the lady of his dreams, Dulcinea, who is actually a peasant "kitchen wench" named Aldonza. «Broadway World, Jul 15»
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Baroque Orchestra Conquers Tanglewood
The next three movements are more overtly pictorial: the attack on the windmills, sighs of love for the Princess Dulcinea (presented with the ... «The Boston Musical Intelligencer, Jul 15»
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Dynamic American danseur graces PBT's 'Don Quixote'
The story becomes more complicated when Don Quixote sees Kitri in the town square and mistakes her for Dulcinea, the woman of his dreams. «Inquirer.net, Jul 15»
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Dreams come to life in Jenison Shadblow theater debut production
... helmet, windmills as enemies to be battled, or a sullied barmaid as the beautiful Dulcinea, the story inspires guests to believe in their dreams. «MLive.com, Jul 15»
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Mission Viejo police blotter July 3: Five coyotes followed woman …
10:38 a.m. La Mancha and Dulcinea. The caller reported a Dodge stolen. • Disturbance. 10:25 a.m. 26300 block of Alhondra Place. The caller ... «OCRegister, Jul 15»
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Where to go: Theatre
Érase una vez un Quijote de La Mancha Colombia's own Don Quijote must go on a quest to find his own Aldonaza, the Dulcinea de Sogamoso! «The Bogota Post, Jun 15»
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The 90s return with Toad The Wet Sprocket
After debut album "Bread & Circus," they followed with "Pale" in 1990, "Fear" in 1991, "Dulcinea" in 1994, and "Coil" in 1997, as well as some ... «The Sparta Independent, Jun 15»

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